Saturday, June 19, 2010

Mexican Drug Cartels Threaten Nogales, AZ, USA police

Mexican drug cartels, angered over an incident in which off-duty Nogales, AZ police caught some drug smugglers and siezed part of the load, have threatened the Nogales, AZ, USA police officers with sniper attacks.

These people are not uniformed soldiers of the Mexican armed forces. Therefore they are not covered by the Geneva Conventions. They need to be treated like illegal combatants. Those of you who have read the Geneva Conventions know what I mean. Those of you who haven't, read it and figure it out. Their cohorts on this side of the border should be treated the same. Their cohorts on this side of the border who are also American citizens should be tried as traitors for aiding and abetting these illegal combatants.

Build a damn fence! Stop the tide of both drugs and humans coming across the border!

A Mexican drug cartel has threatened Nogales police officers, saying they will be targeted for retribution if they conduct off-duty drug busts.

Nogales Police Chief Jeffrey Kirkham told the Nogales International on Friday that the threats stemmed from an incident approximately two weeks ago, when off-duty officers surprised marijuana smugglers while riding horseback in an unincorporated border area east of town.
The officers seized part of the drug load, and the smugglers were able to flee back into Mexico with the other part.

“As a result of that,” Kirkham said, “our officers have received threats from the cartel that they are to look the other way if they are off-duty, or they will be targeted by a sniper or by other means.”

NPD learned of the threats through informants, he said.

Following the threats, Kirhkam said, NPD notified the Border Patrol and other federal law enforcement agencies, which responded by stepping up manpower and surveillance in the area where the off-duty bust occurred.

In addition, Kirkham met with his officers to advise them of the threats and to authorize them to take precautions, including wearing firearms while off duty.

“The Nogales Police Department will not be intimidated,” he said.

Kirkham said the threats highlighted the need for more federal law enforcement at the border.
“This has nothing to do with SB 1070 or illegal immigration,” he said, “it has to do with narco-trafficking and the violence of the cartels.”

Santa Cruz County Sheriff Antonio Estrada said he was unaware of similar threats being made against his deputies.

“They seem to respect an officer who’s doing his job,” Estrada said of the cartels, “but when you do it as a civilian, they really take offense.”

Given the cartels’ track record of violence, Estrada said, any such threat “has to be taken very seriously.”

A Mexican drug cartel has threatened Nogales police officers, saying they will be targeted for retribution if they conduct off-duty drug busts.

Nogales Police Chief Jeffrey Kirkham told the Nogales International on Friday that the threats stemmed from an incident approximately two weeks ago, when off-duty officers surprised marijuana smugglers while riding horseback in an unincorporated border area east of town.

The officers seized part of the drug load, and the smugglers were able to flee back into Mexico with the other part.

“As a result of that,” Kirkham said, “our officers have received threats from the cartel that they are to look the other way if they are off-duty, or they will be targeted by a sniper or by other means.”